Cruising World Yarns [Paperback]

Cap'N Fatty Goodlander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 2008

"Is there a secret to writing well? Yes. It is the truth. Whenever a paragraph sags, I simply ask myself, 'What is the truth here, Fatty? What are you really trying to say?' What I want to do is to write another good sentence." Cruising World Yarns has 3 dozen of Cap'n Fatty's best sailing and cruising stories from the pages of Cruising World magazine.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

I wrote (well, Gary M. Goodlander wrote) for SAIL
magazine many years before I wrote for Cruising
World. But I always felt like I was pretending a
bit at SAIL--that I was pretending to be a lofty
yachtsman when, in reality, I was a lowly sea
gypsy.

They didn't want my byline to be Cap'n Fatty.  

I tried (and failed) not to be insulted.

Working for Cruising World felt completely
different. They welcomed the Full-blown,
Unadulterated Fat. I could be me--which is really
liberating in a creative field like writing.
This collection of articles contains many of my
finest. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Cap'n Fatty Goodlander has lived aboard various sailing vessels for 48 of his 56 years. He has written numerous books-including his autobiographical comedy Chasing the Horizon. At various times, Fatty has been a professional actor, a radio broadcaster, and a newspaper writer. His latest project was a series of summer travel spots for National Public Radio. He and his wife Carolyn are currently (Nov 2008) anchored off the tiny rubber-tapping village of Ban Kho En, Phuket, Thailand in the middle of their second circumnavigation. He is an editor-at-large of Cruising World magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (October 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1440447241
• ISBN-13: 978-1440447242
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #687,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cap'n Fatty Goodlander has lived aboard various sailing vessels for 50 of his 58 years. He has written numerous books--including his autobiographical comedy "Chasing the Horizon." At various times, Fatty has been a professional actor, a radio broadcaster, and a newspaper writer. He also had a series of summer travel spots for National Public Radio which are available at NPR.org.

He and his wife, Carolyn, are currently cruising Turkey aboard their 38 foot sloop Wild Card. They expect to complete their second circumnavigation in 2011... give or take a decade or two.

Cap'n Fatty is a featured columnist in All At Sea and an Editor-at-Large of Cruising World magazine.

For more info, see: http://fattygoodlander.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cruising World Yarns are an ode to a live well lived, July 6, 2009

By 

J. Yasi (Portland Maine) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Cruising World Yarns (Paperback)

My husband and I always read Capt. Fatty's Cruising World essays and articles first, before we even flip through the magazine, because he gets us laughing so hard our guts hurt and tears roll down our face. The way Capt. Fatty loves his life and his wife, it's an attitude we appreciate. We enjoy reading of their adventures and misadventures, they make us laugh and save us some trouble! So when we saw he had books, we bought the whole collection to read while on our own boating vacation in the Caribbean. They turned out to be one part education , and just incredible inspiration on what TO do, not just with the boat, but with the whole life. What I love about Capt. Fatty is that he is a character who lives and learns.The joy of reading the whole collection of Fatty Goodlander isn't just the practical sailing information, it's the story of human growth, with accolades to the aspiring hippy in all of us. Where have all the flower children gone? Well, at least two have evolved and matured, while never letting going of the values of freedom, peace and love. We want to go where Fatty and Carolyn are, to live an honest life in a boat that is in constant motion, slowly circumnavigating again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious Small Bites of Freedom, October 14, 2009

By 

C. Shelton "Live Aboard" (Redwood City CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Cruising World Yarns (Paperback)

I had the good fortune to meet Carolyn and Fatty at a boat show in Oakland CA and found that he writes just as he speaks. When he shares tales of adventures on Wild Card it feels as if he's talking to YOU personally. His enthusiasm for a life dedicated to freedom is contagious. His respect for other cultures is inspiring. In "Yarns" the stories go from hilarious to hair-raising and are accessible to anyone with an adventurous tendency, sailor or not. I am thankful that Carolyn and Fatty are out there serving as de facto Ambassadors for Americans and Yachties. They do us proud.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Story teller extraordinaire, July 17, 2009

By 

Michael Robinson "msrcal36" (Gold River, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Cruising World Yarns (Paperback)

Fatty is a story teller first and foremost. His articles and this book keep us motivated to finish our old boat refit for our upcoming cruise. He is so much more than a travel log or "how to" writer. His adventures and misadventures are true to life and usually have plenty of humor. Most of all his stories bring his cruising life to a point that crusing sailors and would be cruising sailors can relate to. It is as though your long time friend is relating his experience to you.